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25th Anniversary of International Collaboration |
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| To: News Media From: CODOFIL (Council for the Development of French in Louisiana) Date: April 5, 2002 RE: Belgium Dr. William Arceneaux, president of the Fondation CODOFIL, with the assistance of Mary Belleau, organized a gala reception recently held in Baton Rouge at the Old State Capitol to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the international collaboration between the State of Louisiana and the Louisiana Community of Belgium. Mr. Philippe Suinen, General Commissioner, International Relations of the French Community of Belgium, attended the event. Eliane Levaque, Permanent Representative from Belgium to Louisiana, was lauded for her long-time work in promoting French in Louisiana. Prior to the evening's festivities, a business meeting was held in the afternoon with members of the BESE Board and Superintendent of Education Cecil Picard; those discussions focused on: 1) The Louisiana Commission on French; 2) French as a second language and the French immersion programs; 3) The French teacher contract and 4) The Fall 2002 meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The renewal of the international agreement between the State of Louisiana and France on one hand, and between the State of Louisiana and the French Community of Belgium on the other hand, will take place in Paris and Brussels during the Fall of 2002. Warren A. Perrin, President of CODOFIL, Keith Johnson, BESE Board and Superintendent Cecil Picard will lead the Louisiana delegation. In anticipation of these meetings, Ms. Levaque announced that Mr. Yves Guérin, General Inspector form the French Ministry of Education, and Mr. Robert Briquet, Representative of the French Community of Belgium, visited with teachers in Louisiana. They were accompanied by Mr. Bernard Dubernet, French pedagogical Attaché, and Mr. Marc Drugmand, Belgian pedagogical Attaché.
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